Season’s Readings

Books to Give, Receive, and Enjoy!

Recommended by the King County Library System Staff, 2011
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Picture Books | Children's Books | Young Adult Books
Adult Fiction | Adult Nonfiction

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Picture Books

Home for ChristmasHome for Christmas
Jan Brett
Strega Nona's GiftStrega Nona's Gift
Tomie dePaola

King Jack and the DragonKing Jack and the Dragon
Peter Bently and Helen Oxenbury

The Artist Who Painted a Blue HorseThe Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
Eric Carle
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost StoriesThe Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
Dr. Seuss
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction SiteGoodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker

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Children's Books

The BorrowersThe Borrowers
Mary Norton

The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a TaleThe Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
Carmen Agra Deedy

The Annotated Phantom TollboothThe Annotated Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and PicturesWonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures
Brian Selznick

Mouse and Mole: A Winter WonderlandMouse and Mole: A Winter Wonderland
Wong Herbert Yee
The Third GiftThe Third Gift
Linda Sue Park
Binky Under PressureBinky Under Pressure
Ashley Spires
Nina in That Makes Me MadNina in That Makes Me Mad
Hilary Knight
Happy Pig Day!Happy Pig Day!
Mo Willems
Every Thing On ItEvery Thing On It
Shel Silverstein
We Are America: A Tribute from the HeartWe Are America: A Tribute from the Heart
Walter Dean Myers

Let the Whole Earth Sing PraiseLet the Whole Earth Sing Praise
Tomie dePaola

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Young Adult Books

The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the TitanicThe Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic
Allan Wolf

This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor FrankensteinThis Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein
Kenneth Oppel

Beauty QueensBeauty Queens
Libba Bray

Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Candace Fleming

Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine and the Lawless Years of ProhibitionBootleg: Murder, Moonshine and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
Karen Blumenthal

Between Shades of GrayBetween Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys

ChimeChime
Franny Billingsley
Daughter of Smoke and BoneDaughter of Smoke and Bone
Laini Taylor
Americapedia: Taking the Dumb Out of Freedom
Jodi Lynn Anderson, Daniel Ehrenheft and Andisheh Nauraee
Chi's Sweet HomeChi's Sweet Home
Konami Kanata

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Adult Fiction

Snuff: A Novel of Discworld
Terry Pratchett

The DovekeepersThe Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman

RobopocalypseRobopocalypse
Daniel H. Wilson

Dreams of JoyDreams of Joy
Lisa See
The Wise Man's FearThe Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss
Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel
Brandon Sanderson
A Bitter Truth: A Bess Crawford MysteryA Bitter Truth: A Bess Crawford Mystery
Charles Todd
Caleb's CrossingCaleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks
DocDoc
Mary Doria Russell

State of WonderState of Wonder
Ann Patchett

 

Adult Nonfiction

A History of the World in 100 ObjectsA History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor

Monsters in the Movies: 100 Years of Cinematic NightmaresMonsters in the Movies: 100 Years of Cinematic Nightmares
John Landis

The Photographer's Mind: Creative Thinking for Better Digital PhotosThe Photographer's Mind: Creative Thinking for Better Digital Photos
Michael Freeman

Mamarazzi: Every Mom's Guide to Photographing KidsMamarazzi: Every Mom's Guide to Photographing Kids
Stacy Wasmuth

What I Eat: Around the World in 80 DietsWhat I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets
Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio

Good Fish: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific CoastGood Fish: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Coast
Becky Selengut
The Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow- More, Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful GardenThe Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow- More, Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful Garden
Ivette Soler

Backpacking Washington: Overnight and Multi- Day RoutesBackpacking Washington: Overnight and Multi- Day Routes
Craig Romano

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